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Saturday, February 14, 2026
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Topic: Northeast

Centre’s industry & investment promises for Northeast see muted push in Union Budget

2 years after UNNATI was unveiled to accelerate industry & jobs in the region, Budget offers limited funding, with only incremental support through tourism & agarwood farming.

Citing zero applicants, Centre encourages scholars from 4 Northeast states to opt for IKS internship

The six-month initiative supports selected projects with interns receiving a monthly fellowship of Rs 10,000. These six states, UT were chosen after low participation.

Bangladesh & Myanmar elections in 2026 pose a danger to India’s Northeast

Beyond the United States and China, Russian interests are deeply embedded in Myanmar, while a growing Pakistan and Turkey axis is taking shape in Bangladesh.

Northeast is the new pollution hotspot. South has the cleanest air, says report

The report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, drawn from high-resolution satellite data, offers a panoramic view of India’s air. It analysed 33 states and UTs.

Trial run worth the wait. India’s 2,000 MW power dream takes shape in Arunachal’s Subansiri Lower

Four of the power station’s eight units will start commercial operations between mid-November & December-end. Trial run of one of the units was initiated less than a fortnight ago.

Sangma-led NPP, Pradyot’s TIPRA Motha to merge. The aim: to give Northeast ‘one collective voice’

In a joint statement, the regional leaders said the new front will focus on land rights, infiltration, Sixth Schedule protection, and racial discrimination.

Northeast politics shake-up: Regional leaders set to join hands for ‘unified voice’ in Delhi

New Delhi: A new political force is taking shape in the Northeast, with the BJP’s Tripura ally TIPRA Motha joining hands with Meghalaya’s ruling...

India’s Northeast shown as Bangladeshi territory? Yunus’s gift to Pakistani general stirs up row

Cover art of book gifted by Bangladesh's interim leader to Pakistan's General Shamshad Mirza stirs up controversy. This comes months after Yunus's Northeast 'landlocked' remark.

Manipur has seen too much pain to be seduced by promises

Nehru learned the truth the hard way when 3,000 Nagas walked out of his 1953 rally. The people of the Northeast aren’t easily seduced by baubles.

On Camera

What if your partner doesn’t believe in Valentine’s Day and you do

Valentine’s Day is a threat to undefined 'attachments' of the modern dating world. Don’t even ironically wish your humourless, insignificant other if you don’t want to be ghosted.

7 lakh jobs created, Rs 50 lakh-cr investments bagged, says UP CM. Oppn flags MoU-reality gap

CM Yogi Adityanath claims that from being called a ‘bimaru’ state, UP is now among the top-3 economies in India. The 2026 Budget session of the UP assembly is currently underway.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.